baneachlach

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ eachlach (“courier; attendant, messenger”).

Noun

baneachlach m (genitive singular baneachlaigh, nominative plural baneachlaigh)

1. (literary) female courier, messenger
2. horsewoman

   Synonym: banmharcach

Declension

Declension of baneachlach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative baneachlach baneachlaigh Vocative a bhaneachlaigh a bhaneachlacha Genitive baneachlaigh baneachlach Dative baneachlach baneachlaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an baneachlach na baneachlaigh Genitive an bhaneachlaigh na mbaneachlach Dative leis an mbaneachlach don bhaneachlach leis na baneachlaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
baneachlach	bhaneachlach	mbaneachlach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baneachlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “baneachlach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.